Making Remote Work

Making Remote Work

@dotmariusz — MRGN Berlin, 26 June 2014

@dotmariusz

Really bad at timing talks.

Really, really bad.

#incoherentBlabber

Designer. Developer.

Co-founder.

www.lifetramp.com @lifetrampapp

about.me/lookingforflat_berlin

Why remote?

Product team: Berlin, Wroclaw and Krakow. Business development: mostly airports.

Ambassadors: all around the world.

Flexibility.

Rhythm.

9-to-5 is a relict of an industrial era.

(so is DST btw, hate that thing)

FUN FACT: We’re not working in factories.

Results-only.

FUN FACT: In creative work, effects of your labour don’t scale linearly with amount of hours you put in.

Hiring awesome people.

#NotAScrewdriver

FUN FACT: If you’re looking for that magical combo of skills and culture fit, chances are remote work will help finding these people.

How we do it?

Remote is a culture thing.

Everything out in the open.

No, really.

Remove obstacles.

Remove single points of failure.

Create solutions to common problems.

BREAKING NEWS: You’re hiring adults. Trust them.

No one-size-fits-all solutions.

Async communication.

Tasks.

If it’s not on a list, it doesn’t exist.

Trello.

Chat.

Thou shalt overlap.

IRC.

IRC. Hipchat.

IRC. Hipchat.

Flowdock.

IRC. Hipchat.

Flowdock. Slack.

IRC. Hipchat.

Flowdock. Slack.

Sqwiggle.

IRC. Hipchat.

Flowdock. Slack.

Sqwiggle. Flowdock (again!)

No one-size-fits-all solutions.

Evolve.

Evolve your tools.

Evolve your culture.

Sync catchups.

PRO TIP: Video is more important than you think.

(reminds you you’re working with human beings)

Google Hangouts.

appear.in

Hang out together.

Retreats.

Opt-in office.

Opt-in meetings.

Opt-in culture.

BREAKING NEWS: You’re hiring adults. Trust them.

Not all fun and games.

Detached.

Drama.

Long hours.

Give it a try.

But make sure it’s a proper try.

Thanks.

@dotmariusz @lifetrampapp

!www.lifetramp.com